WO2020252491A3 - Coffee system and method - Google Patents

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WO2020252491A3
WO2020252491A3 PCT/US2020/037827 US2020037827W WO2020252491A3 WO 2020252491 A3 WO2020252491 A3 WO 2020252491A3 US 2020037827 W US2020037827 W US 2020037827W WO 2020252491 A3 WO2020252491 A3 WO 2020252491A3
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Roderick M. Dayton
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Ricconics Llc
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Abstract

An apparatus for preparing coffee grounds for a coffee brewing process includes a control system that receives a coffee order. The coffee order includes information indicative of a composition of coffee beans ordered, and a quantity of the coffee beans to be included in the composition. A metering device receives the coffee beans from a hopper assembly, and is controlled by the control system to: measure the quantity of the coffee beans to be included in the composition, and output the quantity of the coffee beans measured from an outlet aperture. An inlet aperture of a grinder receives the measured quantity of the coffee beans output through the outlet aperture of the metering device and grinds the coffee beans to produce ground coffee. A nozzle is arranged to introduce moisture to the ground coffee output by the grinder, producing ground and moistened coffee that is dispensed for brewing coffee in fulfillment of the coffee order.
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